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Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 8:41 am**

Aiming for lowest possible populations. All ships with periods of 23 or below that move 24 or less cells per iteration, which are faster than c, will be included within this post. All rules must be two-state.

2c/1: 9

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x = 4, y = 7, rule = R3,C0,M0,S3..3,B5..5,NM
2o$2bo$3bo$3bo$3bo$2bo$2o!

3c/2: 8

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x = 5, y = 6, rule = R2,C0,M0,S3..3,B4..4,NM
obo$4bo$4bo$4bo$4bo$obo!

4c/2: 8

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x = 9, y = 7, rule = R2,C0,M0,S15..15,B3..3,NM
3bobo2$8bo$o7bo$8bo2$3bobo!

5c/2: 18

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S7..7,B8..8,NM
3bo2bo$2bo7bo$10bo$10bo$10bo$o9bo$10bo$bo8bo$10bo$4bobo!

5c/4: 44

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x = 9, y = 8, rule = R5,C0,M1,S31..43,B27..36,NM
2b3o$b8o$o3b5o$o4b4o$o4b4o$o3b5o$b8o$2b3o!

6c/2: 14

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x = 14, y = 12, rule = R4,C0,M1,S7..9,B7..8,NM
2bo7bo$12bo$o$13bo$13bo$13bo$13bo$13bo$13bo$o$12bo$2bo7bo!

6c/4: 9

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x = 5, y = 6, rule = R2,C0,M0,S4..4,B4..4,NM
b2o$o3bo$4bo$4bo$4bo$obo!

7c/4: 20

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S7..8,B8..8,NM
3b3o$o$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o$3b3o!

7c/5: 65

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x = 12, y = 13, rule = R5,C0,M1,S34..50,B29..38,NM
3bo$4b2obo$3b6o$2b9o$bo4b5o$o7b4o$o7b4o$o7b4o$bo4b5o$2b9o$3b6o$4b2obo$
3bo!

7c/6: 200

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x = 19, y = 18, rule = R10,C0,M1,S124..211,B121..166,NM
6b4o$5b7o$4b10o$3b14o$2b3ob12o$b3o4b11o$b3o5b10o$3o7b9o$3o8b8o$3o8b8o$
3o7b9o$b3o5b10o$b3o4b11o$2b3ob12o$3b14o$4b10o$5b7o$6b4o!

8c/2: 12

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = R4,C0,M1,S50..50,B5..5,NM
5bo5bo4$16bo$o15bo$o15bo$o15bo$16bo4$5bo5bo!

8c/4: 9

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x = 10, y = 9, rule = R4,C0,M1,S4..6,B7..7,NM
8bo$o$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$o$8bo!

8c/7: 220

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x = 20, y = 19, rule = R10,C0,M1,S123..212,B123..167,NM
7b4o$6b6o$5b9o$3b14o$2b16o$b18o$b3o5b10o$3o7b9o$3o8b9o$3o8b9o$3o8b9o$
3o7b9o$b3o5b10o$b18o$2b16o$3b14o$5b9o$6b6o$7b4o!

9c/6: 12

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x = 6, y = 8, rule = R3,C0,M0,S5..5,B6..6,NM
b2o$o3bo$5bo$5bo$5bo$5bo$o3bo$b2o!

10c/4: 16

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S6..6,B8..8,NM
obo2bo$bo7bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$bo7bo$obo2bo!

12c/4: 46

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x = 27, y = 25, rule = R3,C0,M0,S3..6,B4..4,NM
17bo3bo2$17b2o6bo2$26bo$15bo10bo$26bo$4bo21bo$17bo$4bo19bo$4bo$4o13bo
4bo$4o$4o13bo4bo$4bo$4bo19bo$17bo$4bo21bo$26bo$15bo10bo$26bo2$17b2o6bo
2$17bo3bo!

12c/6: 15

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x = 11, y = 16, rule = R2,C0,M0,S15..15,B3..3,NM
5bobo2$10bo$2bo7bo$10bo$o$7bo2$5bo3$8bo$o7bo$8bo2$3bobo!

12c/10: 30

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x = 6, y = 15, rule = R3,C0,M0,S3..6,B5..5,NM
4o$4o$4o$4o$4o$4o5$5bo$5bo$5bo$4b2o$5bo!

12c/11: 220

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x = 19, y = 19, rule = R10,C0,M1,S123..212,B123..170,NM
7b3o$5b7o$4b9o$3b13o$2b15o$b17o$4o4b11o$3o6b10o$3o7b9o$3o7b9o$3o7b9o$
3o6b10o$4o4b11o$b17o$2b15o$3b13o$4b9o$5b7o$7b3o!

14c/8: 20

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S7..9,B8..8,NM
3b3o$o$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o$3b3o!

15c/6: 16

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S5..6,B8..8,NM
obo2bo$bo7bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$bo7bo$obo2bo!

16c/4: 16

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = R5,C0,M0,S3..6,B9..9,NM
3bobo4bo2$16bo$16bo$16bo$16bo$o15bo$16bo$16bo$16bo$16bo2$3bobo4bo!

16c/8: 12

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x = 9, y = 8, rule = R3,C0,M0,S4..4,B6..6,NM
4b2o$8bo$o7bo$8bo$8bo$8bo$o7bo$o4bo!

17c/12: 237

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x = 21, y = 21, rule = R10,C0,M1,S124..211,B121..166,NM
8b3o$7b5o$5b9o$5b11o$3b15o$2b17o$2b18o$b3o7b10o$b2o9b9o$3o10b8o$3o10b
8o$3o10b8o$b2o9b9o$b3o7b10o$2b18o$2b17o$3b15o$5b11o$5b9o$7b5o$8b3o!

18c/4: 22

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x = 26, y = 20, rule = R5,C0,M0,S2..3,B8..8,NM
14bo3$18bo$21b2o2$25bo$25bo$3o22bo$25bo$25bo$3o22bo$25bo$25bo2$21b2o$
18bo3$14bo!

18c/12: 26

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x = 22, y = 10, rule = R2,C0,M0,S4..4,B4..4,NM
2bo$2bo2b2o$bo4bo$6bo10b2o$o18b3o$o18b3o$6bo10b2o$bo4bo$2bo2b2o$2bo!

20c/19: 224

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = R10,C0,M1,S123..212,B123..167,NM
7b3o$6b5o$5b9o$4b12o$3b14o$2b17o$b5o3b10o$b3o6b10o$3o8b9o$3o8b9o$3o8b
9o$3o8b9o$b3o6b10o$b5o3b10o$2b17o$3b14o$4b12o$5b9o$6b5o$7b3o!

21c/12: 16

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x = 7, y = 4, rule = R4,C0,M1,S7..11,B8..8,NM
4bo$7o$7o$4bo!

23c/17: 220

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x = 21, y = 21, rule = R10,C0,M1,S124..211,B121..166,NM
8b3o$6b5o$5b8o$4b11o$4b13o$3b16o$2b3o4b11o$b3o7b9o$3o9b9o$3o10b8o$2o
11b8o$3o10b8o$3o9b9o$b3o7b9o$2b3o4b11o$3b16o$4b13o$4b11o$5b8o$6b5o$8b
3o!

Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 9:20 am**

That 13c/11 is actually 12c/11

3c/2:

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x = 5, y = 6, rule = R2,C0,M0,S3..3,B4..4,NM
obo$4bo$4bo$4bo$4bo$obo!

18c/12:

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x = 22, y = 10, rule = R2,C0,M0,S4..4,B4..4,NM
2bo$2bo2b2o$bo4bo$6bo10b2o$o18b3o$o18b3o$6bo10b2o$bo4bo$2bo2b2o$2bo!

36c/24:

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x = 243, y = 50, rule = R2,C0,M0,S4..4,B4..4,NM
73bobo36bo$73bobo33bo3bobo$74b2o37bobo21bob2o$73bo2bo37bo$73bo2bo34b3o
b2o$114b3o18bo7bo$144bo2$109bo4bo17bo$70b3o36bo33b2o$129bo12b2o$109bo
32bo$70b3o37bo4bo13bo11bo$41bobo30bo54bo$70bob2o65bo$44bo11bo12bob3o
63b2o33b2o$40bo2b2o8b2o14b4o59bo3b2o34b2o$39bo2bo9bo80bo2bo40bo$4bo13b
o22bo50bo78bo$4obobo7bobob4o68bo$6bobo5bobo78bo76bo3b2o15bo21b2o6b2o$
4b2ob2o5b2ob2o33bo4bo34bo77bo23bo20b2o6b2o$9b5o39b3o119bo15bo3bobo2bo
14bo8bo14bo$6bo9bo76b4o75b2o16bo5bo18b2o6b2o$8bo5bo175bo7b2o2b2o8b2ob
2o6b2ob2o8b2o2b3o$8bo5bo175bo7b2o2b2o8b2ob2o6b2ob2o8b2o2b3o$6bo9bo76b
4o75b2o16bo5bo18b2o6b2o$9b5o39b3o119bo15bo3bobo2bo14bo8bo14bo$4b2ob2o
5b2ob2o33bo4bo34bo77bo23bo20b2o6b2o$6bobo5bobo78bo76bo3b2o15bo21b2o6b
2o$4obobo7bobob4o68bo$4bo13bo22bo50bo78bo$39bo2bo9bo80bo2bo40bo$40bo2b
2o8b2o14b4o59bo3b2o34b2o$44bo11bo12bob3o63b2o33b2o$70bob2o65bo$41bobo
30bo54bo$70b3o37bo4bo13bo11bo$109bo32bo$129bo12b2o$70b3o36bo33b2o$109b
o4bo17bo2$144bo$114b3o18bo7bo$73bo2bo34b3ob2o$73bo2bo37bo$74b2o37bobo
21bob2o$73bobo33bo3bobo$73bobo36bo!

C d:

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x = 5, y = 5, rule = R2,C0,M0,S5..5,B4..4,NM
4bo2$3b2o$2bobo$ob2o!

12c/10:

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x = 6, y = 15, rule = R3,C0,M0,S3..6,B5..5,NM
4o$4o$4o$4o$4o$4o5$5bo$5bo$5bo$4b2o$5bo!

12c/4:

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x = 27, y = 25, rule = R3,C0,M0,S3..6,B4..4,NM
17bo3bo2$17b2o6bo2$26bo$15bo10bo$26bo$4bo21bo$17bo$4bo19bo$4bo$4o13bo
4bo$4o$4o13bo4bo$4bo$4bo19bo$17bo$4bo21bo$26bo$15bo10bo$26bo2$17b2o6bo
2$17bo3bo!

16c/8:

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x = 9, y = 8, rule = R3,C0,M0,S4..4,B6..6,NM
4b2o$8bo$o7bo$8bo$8bo$8bo$o7bo$o4bo!

28c/14:

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x = 8, y = 13, rule = R3,C0,M0,S2..2,B5..5,NM
b2o$o2bo$o3bo$bo3bo$6bo$7bo$7bo$7bo$6bo$bo3bo$o3bo$o2bo$b2o!

38c/30:

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x = 95, y = 20, rule = R3,C0,M0,S3..5,B6..6,NM
88b3o2$21b3o61bo$20bo3bo15bo18bo34bo$20bo3bo15bo18bo34bo$19bo6bo13bo
18bo34bo$19bo8bo11bo18bo34bo$22bo4b2o56bo$21bo5b2o$27b2o59b3o$23bob2o
21b3o$o23bo$o44bo$6bo12bo34bo$19bo34bo$19bo34bo$19bo34bo$o44bo$bo$48b
3o!

Smaller 2c:

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x = 4, y = 7, rule = R3,C0,M0,S3..3,B5..5,NM
2o$2bo$3bo$3bo$3bo$2bo$2o!

57c/45:

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x = 143, y = 23, rule = R3,C0,M0,S3..5,B6..6,NM
27bo$26bo29bo$26bo29bo8bo$56bo9bo$24bo31bo10bo$32bo35bo67bo$57bo10bo
16bo18bo31bo5bo$30bo26bo9bo17bo18bo31bo5bo$20bo45bo18bo18bo31bo5bo$2bo
54bo7bo19bo18bo31bo5bo$5o52bo78bo$2bo18bo4bo23bo$5o41b2o6bo9bo$bo42bo
13b2o3bo$bo6bo32bo3bo14bo$bo39bo3bo$41bo4b5o9bo2bo29bo$41bo4bo10bo5bo
29bo5bo$57bo3bo2bo28bo5bo$2bo53b4o2bobo28bo5bo$3bo52b4obobo29bo5bo$58b
obo32bo$59bo!

64c/32:

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x = 149, y = 10, rule = R3,C0,M0,S5..5,B6..6,NM
4b3o$2bo4b7o3bo122bo4bo$o19bo116bo10bo$20bo116bo10bo$20bo116bo10bo$20b
o116bo10bo$20bo116bo10bo$o19bo116bo10bo$2bo4b7o3bo122bo4bo$4b3o!

68c/34:

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x = 25, y = 17, rule = R3,C0,M0,S3..3,B7..8,NM
14bo$13bo4bo$12bo6bo$12bo$4b3o5bo7b2o$4bo2bo13b2o$2bo3bo16bo$2o21b2o$
2o5b2o15bo$2o21b2o$2bo3bo16bo$4bo2bo13b2o$4b3o5bo7b2o$12bo$12bo6bo$13b
o4bo$14bo!

6c/6 d:

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x = 8, y = 8, rule = R3,C0,M0,S5..6,B7..8,NM
6bo$3b3obo$7bo$bo4bo$bo3b2o$bo2b2o$o2b2o$b2o!

10c/4 d:

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x = 27, y = 17, rule = R4,C0,M1,S20..20,B4..4,NM
3bo17bo$bo19bo$22bo$o22bo$24bo$25bo$26bo4$o3$3bo22bo$14bo10bo$15bo8bo$
16bo6bo!

8c/2:

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = R4,C0,M1,S50..50,B5..5,NM
5bo5bo4$16bo$o15bo$o15bo$o15bo$16bo4$5bo5bo!

96c/86:

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x = 20, y = 19, rule = R10,C0,M1,S123..212,B123..167,NM
6b5o$5b8o$3b13o$2b15o$b17o$b18o$3o3bo4b9o$3o8b9o$2o10b8o$2o10b8o$2o10b
8o$3o8b9o$3o3bo4b9o$b18o$b17o$2b15o$3b13o$5b8o$6b5o!

29c/34 d:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = R10,C0,M1,S123..212,B123..167,NM
7b5o$5b8o$4b10o$3b12o$3b13o$2b15o$b17o$b18o$7o4b9o$6o6b8o$5o7b8o$3o9b
8o$3o9b8o$b2o8b8o$b3o6b9o$2b3o4b9o$3b3o3b8o$4b11o$5b9o$7b5o!

30c/29:

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x = 19, y = 18, rule = R10,C0,M1,S123..212,B123..167,NM
6b5o$5b7o$3b12o$2b15o$b17o$b3ob14o$3o7b9o$3o8b8o$3o8b8o$3o8b8o$3o8b8o$
3o7b9o$b3ob14o$b17o$2b15o$3b12o$5b7o$6b5o!

20c/19:

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x = 20, y = 20, rule = R10,C0,M1,S123..212,B123..167,NM
7b3o$6b5o$5b9o$4b12o$3b14o$2b17o$b5o3b10o$b3o6b10o$3o8b9o$3o8b9o$3o8b
9o$3o8b9o$b3o6b10o$b5o3b10o$2b17o$3b14o$4b12o$5b9o$6b5o$7b3o!

8c/7:

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x = 20, y = 19, rule = R10,C0,M1,S123..212,B123..167,NM
7b4o$6b6o$5b9o$3b14o$2b16o$b18o$b3o5b10o$3o7b9o$3o8b9o$3o8b9o$3o8b9o$
3o7b9o$b3o5b10o$b18o$2b16o$3b14o$5b9o$6b6o$7b4o!

66c/64:

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x = 19, y = 19, rule = R10,C0,M1,S123..212,B123..167,NM
6b5o$5b7o$3b11o$2b15o$b17o$b17o$3o4b12o$3o7b9o$2o8b9o$2o8b9o$2o8b9o$3o
7b9o$4o3b12o$b17o$b17o$2b14o$4b10o$5b7o$6b4o!

Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 9:32 am**

A for awesome wrote:

AforAmpere wrote:Fastest ship for R<=50, at 200c/4:

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x = 101, y = 89, rule = R50,C0,M0,S50..90,B51..51,NM
3o$3b2o$5b2o$7b2o$9b2o$11b2o$13b2o$15b2o$17b2o$19b2o$21b2o$23b2o$25b2o
$27b2o$29b2o$31b2o$33b36o$69b16o$85b14o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$
50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$
50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$
101o$101o$101o$101o$101o$101o$101o$101o$101o$101o$101o$101o$101o$101o$
101o$101o$101o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo
48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo
48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$50bo48b2o$85b14o$69b16o$33b36o$31b
2o$29b2o$27b2o$25b2o$23b2o$21b2o$19b2o$17b2o$15b2o$13b2o$11b2o$9b2o$7b
2o$5b2o$3b2o$3o!

1000c/20 based on that:

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x = 186, y = 287, rule = R50,C0,M0,S50..90,B51..51,NM
35bo67bo$35bo83bo$35bo97bo2$137bo$139bo$141bo$143bo$145bo$147bo$149bo$
151bo$153bo$155bo$157bo$159bo$161bo$163bo$165bo$167bo2$bo32$185bo$185b
o$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$
185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185b
o$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$
185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185bo$185b
o$185bo$185bo$185bo30$181bo3$180bo3$179bo3$178bo3$177bo3$176bo3$175bo
3$174bo$174bo2$9bo2$o175bo6$182bo18$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184b
o$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$
184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184b
o$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$
184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo$184bo32$o
2$166bo$164bo$162bo$160bo$158bo$156bo$154bo$152bo$150bo$148bo$146bo$
144bo$142bo$140bo$138bo$136bo2$34bo97bo$34bo83bo$34bo67bo!

Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 11:18 am**

I'm not even sure these deserve to be called "superluminal" (or "superluminary", if you prefer) -- by definition the speed of light in a CA is equivalent to its range. A range-5 LtL rule has a higher speed of light than, say, Conway Life, and the existence of ships with period n and displacement 5n in the former is not a priori surprising.

Put more succinctly, "speed of light" != "1 cell/generation". The wiki is, sadly, a bit unclear on the matter, first stating (correctly) that "[s]peeds are almost always measured in reference to the speed of light (or speed of life), denoted by c which, for first neighbor neighborhoods, is a rate of one cell per generation", but then conflating the two anyway. (Which is not surprising, as it was initially written to cover just Life).

Just something I wanted to point out -- best to nip confusion in the bud before it spreads.

Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 12:05 pm**

Then what name should we give to "speeds of form dc/g where d/g > 1"?

Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 12:13 pm**

Apple Bottom wrote:I'm not even sure these deserve to be called "superluminal" (or "superluminary", if you prefer) -- by definition the speed of light in a CA is equivalent to its range. A range-5 LtL rule has a higher speed of light than, say, Conway Life, and the existence of ships with period n and displacement 5n in the former is not a priori surprising.

However, the norm now seems to be to call say a ship that moves forward 2 cells in 1 generation '2c', which kind of indicates faster-than-light travel, even though that is technically not the case according to some definitions. I don't know what to call these ships, but slower-than-light seems off too.

Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 12:18 pm**

Should we redefine one cell per generation as "true lightspeed", and any range's maximum possible speed as "relative lightspeed", or something along those lines?

Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 12:36 pm**

We could use "c" to refer to whatever the maximal speed that information can travel at, and then write cell/gen if we mean something different?

Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 12:49 pm**

Macbi wrote:We could use "c" to refer to whatever the maximal speed that information can travel at, and then write cell/gen if we mean something different?

But that would just add an extra layer of confusion, as 2c, and the like are already used to represent those speeds. The current method is also Range-independent, which makes visualization easier as well.

Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 3:23 pm**

Maybe we could use c as we currently do, and use a larger-than-normal c, C, for the Larger than Life speeds of information?

Posted: **March 18th, 2018, 3:26 pm**

77topaz wrote:Maybe we could use c as we currently do, and use a larger-than-normal c, C, for the Larger than Life speeds of information?

Yeah, or maybe we could use RC, for Relative C. Capital C is used interchangeably with c in other places, so another level of distinguishing should be added.

Posted: **March 20th, 2018, 11:09 am**

This 9c/6 breaks no records:

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x = 16, y = 20, rule = R2,C0,M0,S3..3,B4..4,NM
3b2o$2bob2o$2bob2o$o4bo$4o$bo2b2o3bo$2bo2bo5bo$2bo2bo6bo$4b2o7bo$6bo7b
2o$6bo7b2o$4b2o7bo$2bo2bo6bo$2bo2bo5bo$bo2b2o3bo$4o$o4bo$2bob2o$2bob2o
$3b2o!

Posted: **March 21st, 2018, 7:30 am**

Not superluminary, but a 4c/8 wave:

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x = 8, y = 270, rule = R2,C0,M0,S3..3,B4..4,NM
b2obo$o$o$o6bo$2bo4bo$6bo$3b3o5$3b3o$6bo$2bo4bo$o6bo$o$o$b2obo11$b2obo
$o$o$o6bo$2bo4bo$6bo$3b3o5$3b3o$6bo$2bo4bo$o6bo$o$o$b2obo11$b2obo$o$o$
o6bo$2bo4bo$6bo$3b3o5$3b3o$6bo$2bo4bo$o6bo$o$o$b2obo11$b2obo$o$o$o6bo$
2bo4bo$6bo$3b3o5$3b3o$6bo$2bo4bo$o6bo$o$o$b2obo11$b2obo$o$o$o6bo$2bo4b
o$6bo$3b3o5$3b3o$6bo$2bo4bo$o6bo$o$o$b2obo11$b2obo$o$o$o6bo$2bo4bo$6bo
$3b3o5$3b3o$6bo$2bo4bo$o6bo$o$o$b2obo11$b2obo$o$o$o6bo$2bo4bo$6bo$3b3o
5$3b3o$6bo$2bo4bo$o6bo$o$o$b2obo11$b2obo$o$o$o6bo$2bo4bo$6bo$3b3o5$3b
3o$6bo$2bo4bo$o6bo$o$o$b2obo11$b2obo$o$o$o6bo$2bo4bo$6bo$3b3o5$3b3o$6b
o$2bo4bo$o6bo$o$o$b2obo11$b2obo$o$o$o6bo$2bo4bo$6bo$3b3o5$3b3o$6bo$2bo
4bo$o6bo$o$o$b2obo!

Posted: **March 21st, 2018, 10:12 am**

If someone can tame it, this will be a 32c/8:

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x = 14, y = 21, rule = R4,C0,M1,S0..0,B5..5,NM
2o$2o$2o$2o$2o3$5b4o$10b4o$5b4ob4o$5b4ob4o$5b4ob4o$10b4o$5b4o3$2o$2o$
2o$2o$2o!

Posted: **March 21st, 2018, 11:02 am**

Admittedly suboptimal and at the wrong period:

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x = 54, y = 63, rule = R4,C0,M1,S0..0,B5..5,NM
21bo5bo4$16bo24bo$16bo24bo$o15bo24bo$o15bo$16bo25bo5bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo
22bo20bo$4bo32bo15bo$6bo8bo21bo15bo$37bo15bo$53bo2$20bo$4bo15bo$4bo15b
o21bo5bo$4bo15bo$20bo3$42bo5bo$9bo5bo3$53bo$37bo15bo$37bo15bo$37bo15bo
$53bo3$9bo5bo$42bo5bo3$20bo$4bo15bo$4bo15bo21bo5bo$4bo15bo$20bo2$53bo$
37bo15bo$6bo8bo21bo15bo$4bo32bo15bo$9bo22bo20bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$16bo25bo5b
o$o15bo$o15bo24bo$16bo24bo$16bo24bo4$21bo5bo!

Posted: **March 21st, 2018, 11:08 am**

AforAmpere wrote:If someone can tame it, this will be a 32c/8:
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A 32c/8 is possible in this rule:

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x = 30, y = 26, rule = R4,C0,M1,S0..0,B5..5,NM
15bo5bo4$o5bo19bo$o5bo19bo$26bo$26bo$26bo2$10bo2$13bo11bo$o5bo10bo7bo$
o5bo10bo9bo3$29bo$29bo$29bo$29bo$29bo4$18bo5bo!

Posted: **March 21st, 2018, 11:16 am**

6c/2:

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x = 14, y = 12, rule = R4,C0,M1,S7..9,B7..8,NM
2bo7bo$12bo$o$13bo$13bo$13bo$13bo$13bo$13bo$o$12bo$2bo7bo!

16c/4:

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x = 17, y = 24, rule = R4,C0,M1,S0..0,B5..5,NM
5bo5bo2$o2$16bo$16bo$16bo$16bo$o15bo7$o15bo$16bo$16bo$16bo$16bo2$o2$5b
o5bo!

Almost a 14c/4:

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x = 9, y = 13, rule = R4,C0,M1,S8..10,B7..9,NM
o$4o$5o$6o$8o$9o$9o$9o$8o$6o$5o$4o$o!

Posted: **March 21st, 2018, 3:24 pm**

7c/4:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S7..8,B8..8,NM
3b3o$o$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o8bo$o$3b3o!

10c/4:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S6..6,B8..8,NM
obo2bo$bo7bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$bo7bo$obo2bo!

15c/6:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S5..6,B8..8,NM
obo2bo$bo7bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$bo7bo$obo2bo!

40c/16:

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S6..6,B8..8,NM
bobo2bo$2bo7bo$10bo$o9bo$10bo$o9bo$o9bo$10bo$10bo$4bobo!

45c/18:

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S7..7,B8..8,NM
3bo2bo$2bo7bo$bo8bo$o9bo$10bo$10bo$o9bo$bo8bo$2bo7bo$3bo2bo!

Posted: **February 4th, 2019, 3:45 pm**

Finally updated the OP with some more findings.

How long until someone finds a superluminary 3-cell ship?

Posted: **February 4th, 2019, 6:15 pm**

Smaller 5c/2:

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x = 11, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S7..7,B8..8,NM
3bo2bo$2bo7bo$10bo$10bo$10bo$o9bo$10bo$bo8bo$10bo$4bobo!

15 cells

6c/2:

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x = 14, y = 12, rule = R4,C0,M1,S7..9,B7..8,NM
2bo7bo$12bo$o$13bo$13bo$13bo$13bo$13bo$13bo$o$12bo$2bo7bo!

14 cells

8c/2:

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x = 15, y = 17, rule = R5,C0,M0,S6..8,B7..7,NM
bo7bo4$12bo$13bo$o13bo$14bo$14bo$14bo$o13bo$13bo$12bo4$bo7bo!

15 cells

Smaller 5c/4:

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x = 9, y = 8, rule = R5,C0,M1,S31..43,B27..36,NM
2b3o$b8o$o3b5o$o4b4o$o4b4o$o3b5o$b8o$2b3o!

44 cells

6c/4:

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x = 5, y = 6, rule = R2,C0,M0,S4..4,B4..4,NM
b2o$o3bo$4bo$4bo$4bo$obo!

9 cells

8c/4:

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x = 10, y = 9, rule = R4,C0,M1,S4..6,B7..7,NM
8bo$o$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$o$8bo!

9 cells

10c/4:

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x = 10, y = 10, rule = R4,C0,M1,S6..6,B8..8,NM
obo2bo$bo7bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$9bo$bo7bo$obo2bo!

16 cells

12c/4:

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x = 27, y = 25, rule = R3,C0,M0,S3..6,B4..4,NM
17bo3bo2$17b2o6bo2$26bo$15bo10bo$26bo$4bo21bo$17bo$4bo19bo$4bo$4o13bo
4bo$4o$4o13bo4bo$4bo$4bo19bo$17bo$4bo21bo$26bo$15bo10bo$26bo2$17b2o6bo
2$17bo3bo!

46 cells

16c/4:

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x = 17, y = 13, rule = R5,C0,M0,S3..6,B9..9,NM
3bobo4bo2$16bo$16bo$16bo$16bo$o15bo$16bo$16bo$16bo$16bo2$3bobo4bo!

16 cells

18c/4:

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x = 26, y = 20, rule = R5,C0,M0,S2..3,B8..8,NM
14bo3$18bo$21b2o2$25bo$25bo$3o22bo$25bo$25bo$3o22bo$25bo$25bo2$21b2o$
18bo3$14bo!

22 cells

Smaller 7c/5:

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x = 12, y = 13, rule = R5,C0,M1,S34..50,B29..38,NM
3bo$4b2obo$3b6o$2b9o$bo4b5o$o7b4o$o7b4o$o7b4o$bo4b5o$2b9o$3b6o$4b2obo$
3bo!

65 cells

Posted: **August 4th, 2019, 12:34 pm**

Should we be trying to minimise the range for the rules that contain these? It seems to make more sense that we'd be looking for a 2c ship in a range-2 rule, rather than a range-5 one.

Posted: **August 4th, 2019, 12:58 pm**

muzik wrote:Should we be trying to minimise the range for the rules that contain these? It seems to make more sense that we'd be looking for a 2c ship in a range-2 rule, rather than a range-5 one.

That's way, way harder to find. I think just having Nc/1 ships for all N now is good for now.

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